/////NATURE OF THE CASE///// VETERAN'S COOPERATIVE HOUSING ASSN. IS A NON-PROFIT CORP. INCORPORATED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE ASSN. OWNS NAYLOR GARDENS APARTMENTS, WHERE THE ASBESTOS REMOVAL OCCURRED DURING THE RENOVATION OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING. A&J COMPANY IS A JOINTLY-OWNED PLUMBING CONTRACTING CO. WITH OFFICES LOCATED IN MARYLAND; IT PERFORMEDTHE ASBESTOS REMOVAL AT NAYLOR GARDENS. /////CAUSE FOR ACTION///// THE NATIONAL EMISSION STD FOR ASBESTOS, 40CFR/61.140 ET SEQ., APPLIES TO A RENOVATION IF AT LEAST 260 LINEAR FT OF ASBESTOS ON FACILITY COMPONENTS IS REMOVED.THE SOURCE MUST NOTIFY EPA IN ADVANCE OF COMMENCING RENOVATION. /61.146C: ALL MATERIALS CONTAINING ASB. MUST BE KEPT WET WHILE BEING STRIPPED, /61.147C: DURING THE PERIOD AFTER THEY ARE BEING STRIPPED, /61.147E: AND BEFORE THEY ARE COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL. /61.152: ALL ASBESTOS-CONTAINING WASTE MATERIALS MUST BE DEPOSITED AT A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE W/ THE REGULATIONS. - A&J STRIPPED FRIABLE ASBESTOS FROM PIPES DURING A RE- NOVATION AT NAYLOR GARDENS WHICH TOOK PLACE BETWEEN MARCH 4 AND MARCH 6, 1985. AN EPA INSPECTOR HAS ESTIMATED THAT AT LEAST 481 LINEAR FEET OF ASBESTOS WA